Personal Info
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1916-11-27 (109 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known For
Francis Dayle HearnFrancis Hearn
Chick Hearn
Biography
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's ...
Known For
Acting
2015 --
Kobe Bryant's Muse
| Self (archive footage)
2001 --
Longshot
| Announcer
2000 --
Love & Basketball
| Chick Hearn
1998 --
Wrongfully Accused
| Basketball Announcer
1996 --
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
| Self
1993 --
Airborne
| Basketball Announcer
1992 --
White Men Can't Jump
| NBA Announcer
1990 --
Heart Condition
| Self
1988 --
Big Business
| Sports Announcer
1987 --
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
| Narrator
1987 --
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
| The Announcer (voice)
1986 --
Body Slam
| Booth Announcer / Himself
1985 --
Volunteers
| Announcer
1985 --
Fletch
| Chick Hearn
1985 --
Half Nelson
| Voice of Announcer (voice)
1981 --
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
| Sportscaster #2
1981 --
...All the Marbles
| Himself
1979 --
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
| Self
1978 --
Heaven Can Wait
| Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1974 --
The Gambler
| Radio Announcer
1974 --
Busting
| Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
1971 --
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
| Self
1968 --
The Love Bug
| Announcer
1965 --
The Loved One
| Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
1961 --
Cry for Happy
| Commander (uncredited)
1957 --
Burden Of Truth
| Fight Broadcaster (voice)